Zhang Chenglin is a Chinese

China

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 footballer currently playing for Shaanxi Chanba as a versatile defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 or midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 in the Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League

The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...

.

Club career

Zhang Chenglin began his professional football career with Shenyang Ginde

Shenyang Ginde

Guangzhou R&F is a professional football club based in Guangzhou, Guangdong who play in the China League One. The club was originally founded in 1986, in Shenyang and was once named Shenyang Ginde FC where they played in the 55,000-seater Shenyang Wuilihe Stadium , until they moved to Changsha in...

 in a league game against Liaoning FC on August 14, 2005 in a 1–1 draw. He would often be used as a versatile substitute for the next several seasons and was part of the squad that moved to Changsha while the club renamed themselves Changsha Ginde. It wasn't until the arrival of Zhu Bo

Zhu Bo

Zhu Bo is a Chinese football manager and a former international football player. As a player he was a consistent defender who predominantly played for Bayi Football Team as a right-back and won several league titles captaining his team before ending his career with Shenzhen Feiyada...

 as the clubs manager before Zhang started to become a more regular starter for the club and go on to score his first league goal against Guangzhou F.C. on July 3, 2009 in a 4–2 victory. By the 2010 Chinese Super League

2010 Chinese Super League

The 2010 Chinese Super League season was the seventh season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the seventeenth season of a professional association football league and the 49th top-tier league season in China....

 season Zhang would start to settle within the teams central defense by the newly appointed manager Miodrag Ješić

Miodrag Ješic

Miodrag Ješić is a Serbian football manager and a former footballer. He is the current Head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz.-Playing:...

 and would even start to produce a steady partnership with Wang Qiang

Wang Qiang (footballer)

Wang Qiang is a Chinese international footballer who currently plays for Shandong Luneng as a defender in the Chinese Super League.-Club career:...

, however this was little too late for the club and the team were relegated by the end of season.

Zhang transferred to Shaanxi Chanba in December 2010.

External links

• Player profile at Sohu.com
• Player profile at Sodasoccer.com